Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Taylor County index 1976–2025
Taylor County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Taylor County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Abilene, Texas, covered 1,807 housing units (+124.2% year on year); the place lies in Taylor County.
1,018 of those units were single-family houses (56%), 260 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 529 in buildings of five or more units. That is 13.7 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 12.2 and well above the state's 6.1.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 11,897 units, with the busiest year 2025 (1,020 units). Taylor County's FHFA house price index rose +72.1% over the ten years to 2025.
1,807units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+124.2% on the previous 12 months
1,018single-family units56% of the total
529units in 5+ unit buildings29% of the total
13.7units per 1,000 residentsTaylor County 12.2 · Texas 6.1
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Abilene by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Abilene
Taylor County
Texas
United States
All housing units
1,807
1,838
194,150
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
1,018 (56%)
1,049 (57%)
135,575 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
260
260
5,568
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
1,703
17,298
5 or more units
529 (29%)
529 (29%)
51,304 (26%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
13.7
12.2
6.1
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+124.2%
+118.8%
−10.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Abilene by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
11,897 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Taylor County
FHFA's index for Taylor County rose +72.1% over the ten years to 2025 (+5.6% a year) and +3.2% in the latest year, against +88.2% and +0.8% for Texas. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Abilene, TX?
1,807 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 806 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Abilene?
1,018 single-family units, 260 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 529 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Abilene compare with its county and state?
13.7 units per 1,000 residents in Abilene, 12.2 in Taylor County and 6.1 in Texas.
How have home prices moved in Taylor County?
FHFA's index for Taylor County rose +72.1% over the ten years to 2025 and +3.2% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 003000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.